[skyman]

When I log into terminal I get this prompt.

[jpost:~] myusername%

I have no idea where "jpost" came from.

What is this??

[Chuckit]

Your computer name. If there is a nameserver on your network that gives you this name, that would be where it comes from, I suppose.

[whgoodman]

It's usually the name you gave your computer during the initial configuration. That value can change, however, if you have DHCP'd an IP address on a network where the DNS server has an entry for that IP. It should change back to whatever your normal hostname is if you disconnect from the network or obtain an IP address that does not have an entry in DNS.

Walt

[skyman]

You are both correct. I disconnected from the companies DHCP network and the prompt showed the default computer name again. Thanks for the help.